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Remembering Dougal: A Lancaster Bomber Pilot

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:14 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

Dougal (1922-1943) was a Lancaster bomber pilot with 57 Squadron who was shot down by Major Martin Drewes on 26 June 1943, just a few weeks before his 21st birthday. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Dougal is buried with his crew on the island on Texel, off the coast of the Netherlands.

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1. A photo and biography of Dougal. 2 A photo of his Lancaster crew. 3 The front and reverse of a photo of Major Drewes which indicates that the fifth kill on his aircraft is that of Dougal's Lancaster.

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Acting Flight Lieutenant Dougal Hamish Reid DFC RAFVR

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Joan Reid

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Dougal is my husband Andrew's uncle.

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Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

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91426

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    Their Finest HourWorld War TwoAeroplaneAir ForceAircraftAirplaneArmed ForcesBritainBritishDutchEuropeEuropeanGermanGerman Air ForceHollandLuftwaffeMilitaryNetherlandsNorth West EuropePhotoPhotographPhotographsPhotosPlaneRAFRoyal Air ForceThe Netherlands

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